{"id":3313,"date":"2026-06-14T08:37:09","date_gmt":"2026-06-14T08:37:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/paksouch.com\/?p=3313"},"modified":"2026-06-14T08:37:09","modified_gmt":"2026-06-14T08:37:09","slug":"crude-oil-from-unknown-source-spreads-over-gwadar-coastline","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/paksouch.com\/?p=3313","title":{"rendered":"Crude oil from unknown source spreads over Gwadar coastline"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>GWADAR: Oil found spreading over the Gwadar coast causing environmental concerns as the authorities yet to determine the source of the oil spill.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The oil from the unknown source spreading over a vast stretch of Gwadar\u2019s western coastline, raising concerns about potential damage to marine ecosystems and disruption to fishing activities in the coastal region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Several marine animals, including fishes, turtles, were found dead along the affected coastal area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Local sources said that large quantities of crude oil can be seen accumulated at the beach as well as over the sea surface.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The oil slick could affect fish breeding grounds, damage coastal habitats, and reduce fish catches, particularly if cleanup efforts are delayed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Officials believe strong westerly winds may have carried the oil slick toward the Makran coast from the sea. The Strait of Hormuz with a significant global oil traffic lies relatively close to Gwadar\u2019s coastline and ocean currents and seasonal wind patterns can steer pollutants to the coast.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GWADAR: Oil found spreading over the Gwadar coast causing environmental concerns as the authorities yet to determine the source of the oil spill. The oil..<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3314,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3313","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pakistan"],"featured_image_urls":{"full":["https:\/\/paksouch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Capture-11-1.jpg",818,395,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/paksouch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Capture-11-1-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/paksouch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Capture-11-1-300x145.jpg",300,145,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/paksouch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Capture-11-1-768x371.jpg",768,371,true],"large":["https:\/\/paksouch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Capture-11-1.jpg",818,395,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/paksouch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Capture-11-1.jpg",818,395,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/paksouch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Capture-11-1.jpg",818,395,false]},"author_info":{"info":["admin"]},"category_info":"<a href=\"https:\/\/paksouch.com\/?cat=3\" rel=\"category\">Pakistan<\/a>","tag_info":"Pakistan","comment_count":"0","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/paksouch.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3313","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/paksouch.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/paksouch.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paksouch.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paksouch.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3313"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/paksouch.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3313\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3315,"href":"https:\/\/paksouch.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3313\/revisions\/3315"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paksouch.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/3314"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/paksouch.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3313"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paksouch.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3313"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paksouch.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3313"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}